KS1 British Isles | Important Landmarks

Geography Quiz - British Isles - Landmarks (Questions)

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at some of the important landmarks in the British Isles. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.

It is good to know about the country you live in. It is also good to find out about other parts of the world. At school and at home you will have seen important landmarks. Landmarks are important buildings or things like mountains. They help you find out where you are. This quiz is all about some important landmarks around the British Isles.

What is Big Ben?

[ ]	A watch
[ ]	A bell
[ ]	A shop
[ ]	A bridge

Sam’s family are going to see their cousin in Scotland. They are on a train. The train is going from Edinburgh to Aberdeen. What famous bridge does the train cross just north of Edinburgh?

[ ]	Severn Bridge
[ ]	Humber Bridge
[ ]	Forth Bridge
[ ]	Tower Bridge

On the north coast of Ireland there is a famous causeway. It is made of blocks of rock. What is it called?

[ ]	Giant’s Causeway
[ ]	Big Causeway
[ ]	Long Causeway
[ ]	High Causeway

The London Eye is a big wheel. Which river is right next to the London Eye?

[ ]	Mersey
[ ]	Clyde
[ ]	Severn
[ ]	Thames

Which famous lake in Scotland is meant to have a monster?

[ ]	Loch Lomond
[ ]	Loch Awe
[ ]	Loch Ness
[ ]	Loch Tay

Which is the highest mountain in the British Isles?

[ ]	Ben Nevis
[ ]	Scafell Pike
[ ]	Snowdon
[ ]	Cairngorm

Stone circles were built thousands of years ago. Which one of these is a famous stone circle in Wiltshire?

[ ]	Stonehenge
[ ]	Old Trafford
[ ]	Wembley
[ ]	Hadrian’s Wall

In which city is Buckingham Palace?

[ ]	Edinburgh
[ ]	Cardiff
[ ]	London
[ ]	York

The Romans built this wall across the north of what is now England. What is it called?

[ ]	Hadrian’s Wall
[ ]	Antonine Wall
[ ]	Great Wall of China
[ ]	Western Wall

10.

In which English county is the Channel Tunnel?

[ ]	Northumberland
[ ]	Kent
[ ]	Cornwall
[ ]	Cumbria

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Geography Quiz - British Isles - Landmarks (Answers)

What is Big Ben?

[ ]	A watch
[x]	A bell
[ ]	A shop
[ ]	A bridge

Big Ben is the bell in the Houses of Parliament, in London

Sam’s family are going to see their cousin in Scotland. They are on a train. The train is going from Edinburgh to Aberdeen. What famous bridge does the train cross just north of Edinburgh?

[ ]	Severn Bridge
[ ]	Humber Bridge
[x]	Forth Bridge
[ ]	Tower Bridge

Have you seen a picture of the Forth Rail Bridge? What does it look like?

On the north coast of Ireland there is a famous causeway. It is made of blocks of rock. What is it called?

[x]	Giant’s Causeway
[ ]	Big Causeway
[ ]	Long Causeway
[ ]	High Causeway

Look up Giant’s Causeway on the internet

The London Eye is a big wheel. Which river is right next to the London Eye?

[ ]	Mersey
[ ]	Clyde
[ ]	Severn
[x]	Thames

Have you been on the London Eye?

Which famous lake in Scotland is meant to have a monster?

[ ]	Loch Lomond
[ ]	Loch Awe
[x]	Loch Ness
[ ]	Loch Tay

Do you believe in the Loch Ness monster?

Which is the highest mountain in the British Isles?

[x]	Ben Nevis
[ ]	Scafell Pike
[ ]	Snowdon
[ ]	Cairngorm

Ben Nevis is in Scotland

Stone circles were built thousands of years ago. Which one of these is a famous stone circle in Wiltshire?

[x]	Stonehenge
[ ]	Old Trafford
[ ]	Wembley
[ ]	Hadrian’s Wall

Have you seen Stonehenge? What word describes it?

In which city is Buckingham Palace?

[ ]	Edinburgh
[ ]	Cardiff
[x]	London
[ ]	York

The King lives at Buckingham Palace

The Romans built this wall across the north of what is now England. What is it called?

[x]	Hadrian’s Wall
[ ]	Antonine Wall
[ ]	Great Wall of China
[ ]	Western Wall

Hadrian’s Wall runs from the Irish Sea to the North Sea

10.

In which English county is the Channel Tunnel?

[ ]	Northumberland
[x]	Kent
[ ]	Cornwall
[ ]	Cumbria

The Channel Tunnel starts near Folkestone in Kent